The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-12-17
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Proceedings of the NJ. w s,.,.
Grand Lodge of Free and A"aangst
Masons, at Meridian. Miss neepted
There We're about eiphtv dLaIIe.oth.
t TSa ,tom the subordinate lodpsu
me ioiiowing grand officers wes.
elected: NJ. w, Thos. W. S,rin""eoie
grand master; r. w, NJ. M, MciIsssf'
deputy grand master; r. W.. I W.
nongstreet, senior grand warden "
W." l.. &. Reynolds, junior praa ~;
warden; r. W., w. Fl. Allen srana
treasurer; r. w, d. +. Garraad
grand secretary; r.. w, J.H MI
oils, grand register; r. w. o. y I pMa
tebone, grand lecturer; r. W. p
Hill, grand corresponding secretarr
Il. W, J. l. Garrett. grand cbaplaiSS,,
r.. W., d. A. Williams, grand ohani
lain; r. W., II. L. Young. craIa ,
chaplain: r. W., S. A. 1a s,ana
grand chaplain; r. w, James uiih1'
grand Marshall R. W, Geo. u
Houston, grand sword bearer; r. W
J, r. Ousley, grand standard bearer,
r.. W., =. S. Golden, grand senia,
deacon; r.. W., H. b. Brantlet, grand
junior deacon; r. w., J. H.. Bollino
grand senior stewart; r. W., T. n
Williams. grand junior stewart; r.
W., ). w. Bartlett, grand pursaini.
ant; r. W., Geo. w. Gillian, grand
master OF ceremonies; r. w, r. A
Simmons, grand orator; r. W., ,Ior.
dan Williams, grand organist; r
w., i. }. wilson, grand Tyler; R,
ID. Littlejohn, treasurer Of the ma.
sonic benefit association. Commit.
tee on foreign correspondence: L. A.
Bell, w. w. Cox and A. J. Oaks.
The delegates that attended the
Grand Lodge in the city of Meridian.
were all nicely cared for. We are
glad to say that the good people Of
Meridian, did everything to make
the many delegates happy. MANY
grand receptions were prepared for
us, which were very entertaining.
We are sorry to say, that some of our
boys left their hearts in Meridian.
hut we know that they will be well
cared for. The Grand Lodge returns
her thousand thanks to Miss Ophelia
B. johnson for her attendance and
fine music, at the Conshean Hall, for
| to saw that Miss O, B, Johnson. and
her beautiful quartet is exceedingly
fine, and we hope to meet them n.
cain, at our next grand meeting in
December, 1888. The Grand Lodga
closed TO meet again I'm Yazoo City
Dec, 1888. Bro. A. J. Oaks has
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YaZoo City.
st. Johns grand commandery con-
vened Thursday night Dec. s, 's7, in
Meridian. The officers for 1887, Ia
the same offices, as follows: Thos.
w, Stringer, r. F.. Grand command.
er. Jno. D Webster, V. f. Grand
commander. r. M Rroadwaters.
eeneralissimo; r. +. Pettehone,
grand captain general; VIM. Fl. Az
len, grand prelate; j. +. Monroe.
grand treasurer; l.. A. Bell, grand
recorder; d. Harris, grand sword
bearer; p. S. Golden, grand stand
ard bearer; IL. p. Hill, grand warden;
+. r. Gilchrist, grand sentinel; +. G..
Moore, grand inspector. The con
mandery closed to convene again in
Yazoo City, Dee, 1883. G..
a gentleman lately from Iaiahas-
see mentions two very interesting
facts illustrating the present ourlook
for the farmers OF the 'Biack Belt
Of which that city Is the center. The
first is that the crops OF cotton and
corn the present year have been con
siderably above the average. n
second is that the negro farmers, az
Ter selling their cotton al good prices,
are paying oil rents to owners OF the
land and to the merchants the al,
vances by which they were assisted
in making their c~rops-these debts
being secured by. llens-and, With
most exemplary honesty, are also
paying OIL old debts--the accuIhula-
tons OF years--for winch there were
no liens or other security, insttai OF
any GiSDOSltlOn TO spend Elp